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Session Description

This presentation focused on the development of the virtual Latin American School for Youth Social Action, a school with roots planted when Paula Mirk, Director of Education at the Institute for Global Ethics, facilitated training at the “Youth Formation for Youth Social Action in Latin America” Conference in Bolivia (January 21-26, 2007).  The virtual school is a space for “live learning” that allows for the education of youth across seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and Uruguay), via three basic principles:

• Community Leadership: An ethical leadership that, unlike individual leadership for the community, is not   imposed , but rather   fosters collective processes.
• Social Action: Opportunities to develop civic commitment among youth and involvement in the development of their communities, as well as in public policies.
• Latin American Identity: Opportunities to recognize intercultural diversity and to construct a Latin American identity with a world vision starting from local values.

Presenter, Coco Nunez, provided an update on the process, results, and impacts of ethical values at the school from 2007 forward.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• Acquire knowledge of concepts of shared ethical values across cultures
• Consider replicable practices for your school context
• Imagine the possibilities for replication within the Ethical Literacy Learning Community

Highlights

• Global importance
• Existence of this school
• The possibility of shaping a relationship between our schools

Tips

• Emphasize how important ethics is globally
• Effect change through our youth
• Make sure young people feel a connection between ethics and culture
• Keep in mind that Ethical Literacy® is about preparing future leaders — Use a focus on ethics to create leaders
• Understand that the “ethics” curriculum is not unique to the United States – ethical leadership is needed everywhere
• Experiment with youth from lower socioeconomic populations

Tools

• Coordinate Ethical Literacy® with other countries
• Solidarity and reciprocity as core values
• Page 9 from report

Replicable Practices

• The development of individuals currently in power
• Development of future leaders
• Community leaders making a difference in three areas – working towards this with my student leaders

Click here to view the full list of replicable practices from the conference.

Artifacts

PowerPoint in English

PowerPoint in Spanish

Report

• “The Latin American School for Young Social Action: A Report on the Results and Impacts of Ethical Values” (English)
• “The Latin American School for Young Social Action: A Report on the Results and Impacts of Ethical Values” (Spanish)

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